Africa

• 25 October 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Resignation and Appointment of bishop of Kotido Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kotido, Uganda, presented by Bishop Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.J. The Holy Father has appointed the Rever ...
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  25 October 2022
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - At the mission of Monassao, the pride of possessing the 'Card of the Baptized' Monassao (Agenzia Fides) - "Many lives speak to me and bear witness to their faith every day here in Monassao, in the midst of many problems, difficulties, suffering, but at the same time they speak to me of joy, courage ...
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  25 October 2022
  AFRICA/CHAD - The Bishops: "unjustified violence" against peaceful demonstrators N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "We express our regret and our indignation" for the "unjustified violence" against peaceful demonstrators, says the Bishops' Conference of Chad, in the aftermath of the violent repression of t ...
• 24 October 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of the Bishop of Doruma-Dungu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Msgr. Emile Mushosho Matabaro, of the clergy of Bukavu, currently apostolic administrator of the diocese of Doruma-Dungu, as bishop of the same di ...
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  24 October 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Pope Francis: "violence does not resolve discord". The region awaits peace talks Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - The Eritrean troops advancing alongside the Ethiopians have taken control of Adua, the historic city in the Tigray region, a symbol for the Ethiopians of the victory against Italian colonial ...
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  24 October 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - 9 hostages captured in the attack on the church of Nchang have been released Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to thank the Freedom Fighters of Ambazonia for having released us without paying any ransom", says one of the nine hostages captured on September 16th in the attack on the Church of St ...
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  24 October 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The floods are real, but they do not stop us from worshiping the Lord Minna (Agenzia Fides) - "The floods are real, but they cannot prevent us from worshiping our God", the bishop of the diocese of Minna, Nigeria, Luka Sylvester Gopep, writes to Agenzia Fides. The occasion was the celebrat ...
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  21 October 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Ebola, malnutrition, illiteracy: Camillian religious health centers at the service of the poorest Musoli (Agenzia Fides) - Malnutrition, poverty, illiteracy and unemployment are among the country's main challenges. To this is added, since the beginning of September, an epidemic of Ebola, which seems for the moment to ...
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  21 October 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A nun also killed in the assault on a village in North Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - At least 7 dead, including a nun who worked in the health sector, and an unknown number of people kidnapped. This is the toll of the assault that took place in the night between 19 and 20 Octob ...
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  21 October 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - New date proposed for peace talks in Tigray Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The African Union has set a new date for October 24 for peace talks on the war in Tigray. The news was also reported by Redwan Hussein, National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Abiy, con ...
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  20 October 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - New mission in the north of the country among the poorest and most abandoned Buta (Agenzia Fides) - In a subsoil rich in diamonds and gold where no one is interested in the development of the country, the Comboni missionaries are not discouraged in promoting the Gospel. "If it weren't for the Gos ...
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  20 October 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Video of the hostages captured in the church of Nchang: "Do everything to free us as soon as possible" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "So far it has not been easy. If you take a good look at us, you will see our sad and tried faces", says Fr. Cornelius Jingwa in a video released yesterday, October 19, on social networks by th ...
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  19 October 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Emergency for populations affected by floods, malnutrition, disease and continuous armed conflicts Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - In the run-up to the presidential elections next February, violent floods have killed hundreds and displaced millions. These are the worst floods in Nigeria in a decade. It has been raining contin ...
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  19 October 2022
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - A deliberate depopulation strategy for Cabo Delgado: Unrest driven by interest in reserves? Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - In addition to gas and oil, the region also has graphite, an essential component of electric car batteries. The province of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique is an “energy paradise” for a w ...
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  18 October 2022
  AFRICA/ERITREA - A bishop and two Eritrean priests arrested. Capture of the Tigrinyan city of Shire Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The Eritrean government has not yet commented on the arrest of Fikremariam Hagos, ordained the first bishop of Segheneity in southern Eritrea in 2012. The Catholic Church has asked the compe ...